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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. C52100 Bronze

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5